Bandwidth-hog

Download a file many times, but do not save the data. Useful for stressing out a network... possibly your own

Project moved

This project has been moved to /cyber-security

Sample Usage

Parameters: python bandwidth-hog.py #ofThreads #ofTimesToDL urlAsAString

python bandwidth-hog.py 4 100 "https://www.E-corp.com/file/largeFile.rar"

Suggested Integration

Integrate into a bot-net to organically ddos a network. This may require merging this proof-of-concept into a headless browser and configuring it to appear to be a popular end-user browser which will in-turn mask traffic as legitimate

Interesting posts to neglect reading

• stackoverflow.com/a/46929945
• duo.com/decipher/driving-headless-chrome-with-python

Surely 10 hours in the lab will save you 1 hour in the library

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Sponsorship Notice

I am pleased to announce that I am being sponsored by your local Internet Service Provider

Legal Notice

It’s safe to assume using this for the obvious purpose is illegal... paying fines will “Make America Great Again” and bolster Donald Trump's retirement fund